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PFAS in The Northeast: State of Practice & Regulatory Perspectives Workshop

Fireside Inn and Suites 25 Airport Road, Lebanon, NH, United States

Co-sponsored by NEWMOA and the Brown University Superfund Research Program (SRP) 9:00 Check-in & Continental Breakfast 9:30 Welcome & Logisitics Jennifer Griffith, NEWMOA 9:45 PFAS Basics Dr. Jennifer Guelfo, Brown University SRP 10:45 Networking Break 11:00 PFAS Toxicology Dr. David Klein, Brown University 11:30 PFAS Fate & Transport Dr. Erika Houtz, Arcadis 12:30 Lunch 1:30 […]

PFAS: Minnesota Case Study

The webinar included the following presentation: Summer Streets, Research Scientist, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Source of PFOS Impairment Associated with Novel Environmental Release 

Air Deposition as a Source of PFAS Contamination

The webinar included the following presentation: Dr. Christopher Zevitas, U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Center in Cambridge, MA & Dr. Stephen Zemba, Sanborn Head & Associates in Burlington, VT Atmospheric Deposition as a Source at PFAS-Impacted Sites 

PFAS: State Case Studies With Wider Implications

The webinar included the following presentations: Kerri Malinowski, Maine Department of Environmental Protection PFAS Impacts at a Dairy Farm in Maine - for information or a copy of the presentation, please contact Kerri at: kerri.malinowski@maine.gov or (207) 215-1894 Michael Nahmias, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Investigating AFFF Use at a Regional Airport  Maine and Vermont conducted site investigations […]

PFAS: Assessing Laboratory Data Quality

The webinar included the following presentation: Dr. Nancy Rothman, New Environmental Horizons PFAS: Assessing Laboratory Data Quality The drinking water health advisories and standards for several poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are 70 parts per trillion and lower. Detection at such low levels presents many challenges in the field and in the laboratory and can […]

PFAS: Sampling Challenges in the Field & Michigan’s Industrial Pre-treatment Program Initiative Webinar

This webinar included the following presentations: Jon Russell, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Michigan's IPP PFAS Initiative  - and a listing of MI DEQ PFAS online resources Elizabeth Denly, TRC PFAS Sampling Challenges - note: some of the slides presented on the webinar are not included in this posted version. Jon Russell, Field Operations Section, Water Resources […]

PFAS: Vermont’s Soil Background Study & Transformation of Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment

The webinar included the following presentations: Dr. Wenyu Zhu, University of Vermont PFAS Surface Soil Background Study  - note: this file is large (>20MB)] - and link to the report, PFAS Background in Vermont Shallow Soils  Dr. Jennifer Field, Oregon State University Fate - Biotransformation  - slides excerpted from an Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council […]

PFAS: Results of Fish Tissue Studies in New Jersey & New York

This webinar included the following presentations: Jesse Becker, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation PFAS in New York State Fish: 2010 - 2018 Sandra Goodrow, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Investigation of Levels of Perfluorinated Compounds in New Jersey Fish, Sediment, and Surface Water New Jersey and New York recently conducted fish tissue […]

PFAS in Biosolids: Investigations in Maine & Vermont

The webinar included the following presentations: Carla Hopkins, Residuals Management Unit, Maine Department of Environmental Protection presented data from their investigations into PFAS in sludge, sludge-derived compost, septage, and land application site soils. Vermont’s PFAS Quest Continues: from Village Greens to Land Application Sites  Eamon Twohig, Residual Waste & Emerging Contaminants Program, Vermont Department of […]

PFAS: Advancing the Understanding of Fate & Transport

The webinar included the following presentations: Fate & Transport and Recycling of PFAS in the Environment  Steve LaRosa, Emerging Contaminant Technical Leader, Weston & Sampson presented an overview of PFAS Fate & Transport including sources of PFAS in the environment and how it cycles through the different media. Understanding PFAS Fate & Transport: Review of Models […]

PFAS at Landfills: Investigations in New York & Vermont

The webinar included the following presentations: New York State Inactive Landfill Initiative - Comprehensive Program to Identify, Prioritize and Address Priority Solid Waste Sites For Potential Impacts on Drinking Water Quality in New York State  Vincent Fay, Bureau of Solid Waste Management, New York Department of Environmental Conservation  presented data from the comprehensive effort to evaluate […]

PFAS: Field Sampling & Cross-Contamination Issues

The webinar included the following presentations: Anthony Drouin, Residuals Management Section, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NH DES)  The NH DES Residuals Management Section (RMS) has been investigating PFAS in sludge/biosolids since 2016. Through these investigations, RMS has implemented annual PFAS screening into their Sludge Quality Certificate program. The presentation focused on sludge/biosolids PFAS […]